Dedicated Server Firm, Layered Technologies, Deploys Managed Services Extension

Self-managed, dedicated server products and utility services firm, Layered Technologies, Inc.’s virtualization investments and acquisition of FastServers.net, have assisted in the extension of DEFCON managed services, including virtual machines.

John Pozadzides, Chief Marketing Officer at Layered Tech noted, ”For years, Layered Tech has created flexible solutions that remove server costs and complexity so that customers can focus on their core business and leave server management to us. The extension of DEFCON managed services to our Grid Layer virtual machines is another powerful value-creating tool for our customers. Our roots are as a hosting provider that works closely with customers, and we’re continuing to do that in the area of virtualization by giving our customers even greater choice when it comes to defining the amount of security, support, monitoring, and specialized software that is associated with their virtualization environment.”

The latest advance from Layered Tech now enables customers of its Grid Layer virtual machines (VM) to experience the same highly developed services available to its dedicated server clients.

DEFCON managed services mitigate challenges commonly associated with the operations of hosted infrastructure, providing a single source for server administration, service-level based support, 24×7 monitoring and recovery, patch management, and security protection. In addition to The Grid Layer VM offering, DEFCON managed services are available with Layered Tech’s on-demand, dedicated server solutions based on CentOS, Red Hat, and Windows 2003.

Tiered DEFCON managed services provide customers the freedom to choose the level of service they want to manage their servers. From DEFCON 5 (for those customers who want to manage all aspects of their server applications) to DEFCON 1 (in which Layered Tech provides the full scope of server management and monitoring), companies can customize their server operations, easily and quickly scaling up or down as their organizations grow and as needs change.

The benefits of transitioning to a hosted virtual machine environment are amplified for companies that traditionally buy multiple physical servers, because virtualization can significantly reduce costs associated with hardware, data centers and other network infrastructure. In addition to saving hard costs, customers also can reduce demands on internal IT personnel who no longer have to manage multiple physical servers and data centers.

DEFCON management services are available initially to existing Layered Tech customers - those who already are Grid Layer VM customers and those who wish to migrate from a dedicated server environment to a virtualization platform. The managed virtual machine offering includes an operating system such as CentOS and a control panel such as cPanel or Plesk; customers will have the option to buy management services for those control panels.

Jack Finlayson, CEO of Layered Tech remarked, ”We are able to offer DEFCON managed services across our suite of hosted infrastructure offerings because Layered Tech has made solid strategic decisions, including our investments in virtualization technologies and our acquisition of FastServers.net. Just like our traditional dedicated server hosted business has stood the test of time, we strongly believe that Layered Tech’s virtualization strategy has already positioned us far ahead of other providers. In fact, virtualization solutions are the fastest-growing segment of our product and service portfolio, and we look forward to continuing to deliver cutting-edge virtualization solutions by working closely with and for our customers.”

Layered Technologies, Inc. is a global provider of on-demand hosting, utility computing solutions and web services. By providing high quality technology, infrastructure and support we enable customers to forego capital expenses and save on operating costs while focusing on core business issues. Layered Technologies’ scalable infrastructure powers millions of sites and Internet enabled applications including e-Commerce, Software as a Service (”SaaS”), content distribution and more. Its clients range from leading-edge Web 2.0 startups, successful mid-sized enterprises and some the world’s largest consultancy and integration firms.

Web Hosting Windows Hyper-V Control Panel, Unveiled at DotNetPanel

Windows hosting control panel product of SMB SAAS Systems, Inc., DotNetPanel, has unveiled its new, first-ever Hyper-V control panel for hosting companies desiring a complete virtualization and VPS solution.

The new DotNetPanel VPS solution is a set of modules designed exclusively for provisioning Virtual Private Servers (VPS) based on Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V technology.

Feodor Fitsner, Director of DotNetPanel remarked, ”We are the first control panel development company to build and offer Hyper-V virtualization provisioning software to hosting companies and SaaS providers. Our new Hyper-V enterprise modules provide our customers the ability to create, start, stop, and automate VPS provisioning — all in one control panel.”

System administrators can completely automate VPS provisioning while giving end users a web-based self-service control panel to manage their own servers. The new Hyper-V module supports Virtual Data Center (VDC) mode for hosting, development, testing, and demo purposes. VDC users have full control over their VPS, private, and external networks.

Mr. Fitsner noted, ”Providers now have full control over their virtualization environment at a remarkably low price without sacrificing quality, speed, and uptime. All features and functionality are available in one control panel for complete automation of all business operations.”

DotNetPanel with Hyper-V supports reseller features including custom hosting name patterns, hosting plans with ‘Hyper-V’ resources, customizable ‘VPS Setup Letter’ template, and the ability to add an external network address. End users can view a list of virtual machines, their status, disk space allocation, memory utilization, VPS state, manage VPS Networking, and a dozen other features.

Mr. Fitsner concluded, ”The new DotNetPanel Hyper-V modules offer Enterprise-class virtualization at a fraction of the cost compared to more expensive, complicated systems on the market. DotNetPanel is the only control panel that can automate VPS provisioning in less than ten minutes. Administrators get complete automation of all business cycles: customer sign-up, VPS provisioning, recurring charges, upgrades/downgrades, and bandwidth calculation.”

DotNetPanel is the flagship Windows hosting control panel product of SMB SAAS Systems, Inc., a privately-held independent software vendor that creates innovative products, services, and technologies for Windows hosting companies and Software as a Service providers. DotNetPanel supports Exchange Server 2007, Windows SharePoint Services, Microsoft Dynamics CRM, Internet Information Services 7.0, SmarterTools Bundle, and the new VPS solution for complete Enterprise-level automation of virtualization. DotNetPanel offers a free express edition and commercially available standard and enterprise editions.

For more information about DotNetPanel, please visit: www.dotnetpanel.com.

COMPLEXITIES TO OVERCOME IN WEB HOSTING

Web hosting which is Internet hosting service brings under purview individuals and organizations to provide access of websites via World Wide Web. They provide space on a server they own for the use of clients and as data center for internet connectivity. As part of the Internet access plan there are numerous free and paid providers of service and the customer only have to make requirements of the application before choosing the party. They include database server software, scripting software and operating system. Linux-based web hosting, provider has a wide range of different software. The Web Content Management system that gives solutions to the technical aspects is also included in the Web hosting packages.

ISPs charge different fees for web hosting relative to the size of the website. The charges also vary for the multi pages of the commercial websites and the customer registered domain. A single computer encompasses dozens to hundreds of small websites while multiple computers may be used for one large website.

Free web hosting is sometimes conditional to advertisement support and when compared to paid hosting the functionality is limited. Shared hosting on the other hand is linking with many other sites ranging from hundreds to thousands. In effect, all domains share a common pool such as RAM and CPU.

Reseller web hosting (www.Webhostinginsider.net/reseller-web-hosting.php) enables clients to become web hosts themselves.

Depending on the affiliations of individual domains, resellers can function under combination of the listed types.

Virtual dedicated server makes an impression to the user that they are their own dedicated server but in actuality they are being shared with many users. In dedicated hosting service, despite getting full control does not own the user. In co-location hosting service, though expensive, by providing physical space takes care of the server.

In clustered hosting multiple server hosts similar content for resource utilization. Where as in entire or partially managed web hosting, site design, programming and all eCommerce facilities are included and for those intending to use their own servers and software, could be located at the ISP with the provision of power, Internet access and some level of management.

The service scope for hosting varies as for basic Web page and small scale file hosting. File Transfer(FTP) or a Web interface in files uploading are delivered to the Web “as is” or with little processing, without any fee, by many Internet providers (ISP). Web page hosting that can be obtained from alternate service providers free of charge, is sufficient only for personal web pages.

For complex site data base support system and application development platforms (e.g. PHP, Java, and ASP.NET) these facilities customers can write or i9nstall scripts for applications like forums and content management SSL is also required for e-commerce. E-commerce a specialization of some hosts is used by large companies to outsource network infrastructure to a hosting company.

Many hosting providers claim “99% or 99.9%” server uptime in hosting reliability and uptime refer only as server being powered on and does not account for network downtime state.

Real downtime though potentially larger than guaranteed by the hosting provider many tie uptime and accessibility into their own Service Level Agreement and if personal goals are not met SLAs may or may not include refunds or reduced rates.

Criteria For Choosing A Professional Web Template

One might think that having multiple choices is better than having one which may be wrong when it comes to choosing professional web templates. The enormous list of categories, styles, designs, colors and layouts available online can make your mind boggle. The great deals offered by websites with packages of 10 to 50 web templates make the decision even harder. So the big question is what criteria a web designer should have in choosing a professional web template? Basically, the misconception of believing that a beautiful web template is professional is wrong. It is the basic thing in designing a website but do not make it your only concern. The other content included in your website plays a vital role as well like its stability, readability, functionality and reputation on a search engine.

Start off with a theme that goes with your slogan and nature of your business. You can find many web templates that are categorized according to the products or particular businesses. You can choose by zooming the thumbnail image given in every web template website. Soothing and colorful theme is good but nothing should be emphasized more than the message you want to get through to people with the help of your website. To choose a professional web template, colors are used in text and heading apart from images and pictures to differentiate one column/category/section from another. Choose a web template that allows writing space as much as you require rather than little or more than that. Do not make it too complex for a reader to follow but prefer keeping it simple and decent.

Once you find a web template that is close to your requirements or luckily exactly according to your requirements then go for it. You can make small adjustments yourself as majority of web templates come with the option of changes if the consumer wants to make any. Take your time in picking a professional web template with mutual consent of your partners in the business or trust a professional’s advice as the theme you are about to choose will become your first impression on any customer.

Colocation Web Hosting Provider, iWeb Group, Debuts Blog Launch

iWeb was one of the first Internet hosts to use the blog as a means of communication with its customers, with the first article posted on the French version of their blog in February 2001, more than seven years ago.

More of a transformation than an update, the new blog is streamlined for rapid browsing and is divided into three main sections, in line with the interests of the various audiences. The items will be categorized as either;

a) iWeb news, including press releases and anything new about the company,

b) a ticket or post of technical interest for web developers and systems administrators and

c) articles and news related to the web hosting industry in general.

A section dedicated to the ’system status’ will be visible at all times on the blog’s pages. This section keeps clients informed in real-time of any emergency, maintenance, intervention or any other occurrence that may affect one or more aspects of iWeb services. Once an event (even minor) arises, an article is immediately posted to inform customers and provide as much detail as possible.

The value of the blog is its use as a means of communication with all audiences iWeb, friends, customers, partners (and sometimes even competitors). With the clear objective of ‘opening and facilitating dialogue’ rather than just ?sending? or disseminating information.

Earlier this month, iWeb opened its new head office, located on on Nuns’ Island, housing a completely redundant IT center. Eric Chouinard, President of iWeb noted, ”The new headquarters addresses two major objectives; to provide a high quality colocation infrastructure for our clients, and to reunite almost all of our employees by providing a unique working environment. Until recently, iWeb’s 120 employees were spread out in our three data centers.”
Nicole Menard, Parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade and Minister of Tourism, remarked, ”This new step in your young history reflects the energy that has marked your growth.”

This is the third building for iWeb, who are already thinking about the fourth according to Mr. Chouinard. The former headquarters, located at 3185 Hochelaga, will remain staffed to fully support the 1800 servers on site. The second center, located in the Montreal borough of Saint-Leonard, has a total capacity of 12 000 dedicated servers and 105 colocation cabinets.

Gerald Tremblay, Mayor of Montreal added, ”If iWeb is now recognized as a world leader in the field of web hosting, it is thanks to the perseverance of its leaders who managed to avoid the pitfalls of the dot com implosion while steering their business towards promising growth markets.”

iWeb is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V : IWB), and is one of the largest Canadian providers of Internet hosting services and IT infrastructure. With three secure data centers, all in Montreal, iWeb has carved out an enviable position on the international scene with more than 60% of its revenues from abroad.

iWeb recently announced plans to add three new carriers, the addition of these three new transit providers will mean better diversity, redundancy and reachability for all our customers and partners, including:

- T-Systems / Deutsche Telekom- 3Men@Work / Bell Peering- Level 3 Communications

The company attained ranking among Profit Magazine’s top 100 Canadian companies, based on revenue growth over the past 5 years. From 2002 to 2007, the company’s revenues have gone from 1.35 million to 9.82 million as of October 1st 2007, an increase of 627%; enough for iWeb to make its entry into the 100th position on the annual ranking. The PROFIT 100 is the annual ranking which rates the top 100 Canadian companies based on the percentage of their revenue growth over a 5-year span. Produced by the business magazine PROFIT, 2008 marks the 20th edition of the ranking.

iWeb is listed on the TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V : IWB), and is one of the largest Canadian providers of Internet hosting services and IT infrastructure. With three secure data centers, all in Montreal, iWeb has carved out an enviable position on the international scene with more than 60% of its revenues from abroad. Founded in 1996 in Montreal, iWeb has recently completed a $22M financing agreement with investment banking giant Goldman Sachs. iWeb now has over 120 full-time employees and more than 17 000 customers in 145 countries.

To learn more, please visit: www.iweb.com.

Web hosting Application, Ensim Unify Enterprise 2.5, to be Presented at TechMent

Ensim will demonstrate the full Unify Enterprise suite in Booth #107 at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Ensim Unify Enterprise Edition, Version 2.5, allows enterprises to simplify and automate common IT challenges, such as provisioning, password management, role management, and auditing and compliance of Active Directory servers, Exchange and mobility applications through a secure web-based management portal.

The latest edition of Ensim’s Unify Enterprise platform is designed to use IT policy to standardize user provisioning and access control for Active Directory, MS Exchange, and mobile device infrastructure including BlackBerry and Windows Mobile. Available as individual tools or a complete suite that installs in less than an hour, Unify Enterprise provides a turnkey solution that allows IT provisioning policy to be centrally and securely implemented from a web-based user interface or configurable self-service portal, virtually eliminating downtime caused by misconfiguration.

Scott Young, Vice President of marketing at Ensim remarked, ”TechMentor is widely respected for providing strategies to automate, manage, and control Microsoft Windows server systems. As such, it is an ideal place for Ensim to demonstrate Unify 2.5 to reach IT professionals who are looking for ways to decrease operating costs, improve workforce effectiveness, and meet their security and compliance goals.”

Key features of the 2.5 release include:Fine Grain Role Delegation: Allows system administrator roles to be restricted by organizational unit (OU).Simplified Policy-based Provisioning: Auto-setup feature simplifies using IT policy to define user templates. Auto setup; now automatically configures end-users’ home folder, logon script and home drive.

Customizable Provisioning Policies: System administrators can customize the user account creation and provisioning process by automatically configuring approved user name and display name patterns, as well as specified AD attributes.

Change and Audit Logs: AD Manager already tracks the status of each change request made against AD. Version 2.5 also creates a complete log of all changes made to each individual object.
Enhanced Alert Notification Capabilities: System administrators can now customize the action reports, including usage statistics and end-user license alerts.

Support for Multiple Domain Controllers: System administrators can now leverage Unify’s preferences to access multiple domain controllers.

Founded in 1998, Ensim Corporation is the leading provider of user provisioning and access control software. Ensim products are used by service providers and enterprises worldwide to accelerate and enable deployment of integrated solutions, simplify and automate secure management of complex environments, and increase user and IT productivity. Ensim is Microsoft Gold Certified, and maintains strategic partnerships with many leading infrastructure vendors including Research In Motion (BlackBerry), Hewlett-Packard, Accenture, Siemens and BroadSoft.

To learn more about TechMentor, please visit: http://techmentorevents.com/2008/lasvegas/default.aspx.

For more information about Ensim, please visit: www.ensim.com

TECHNIQUES FOR BUSINESS ONLINE

It is a lot better for the owner to have technical knowledge business online to put a site to suit the business. The pros are economy, full control over the site and a sense of pride for achieving it. The cons for not having the knowledge are the inability to develop all the necessary components of the site. The lack of knowledge to write effective web copy deprives business prospects and to optimize search engine placement, accessibility and functionality. After the completion of the design, further scope for business is also curtailed.

Besides, research, development of business and implementation of business website is delayed and eventually they have to hustle through the project or postpone to a later date.

The end-result of lack of expertise are denial of results and costs the owner thousands in money and also time.

When this is entrusted to a friend of the family the cons weigh heavily against the business since they take their own time to do it and the advantages of good copy and functionality are lacking. And there is no marketing of the site after the design.

Templates and template driven site plates are the latest that can be resorted to by downloading a template that will put them online in a matter of minutes. The pros are economy, fast design turn around time, visual appeal, easy for information and to publish.

The cons are lack of uniqueness in the site, the he necessity to provide a sales copy, no optimization for the site and no chance of the targeted customers coming to the site. The end result of template driven site is better due to visual appeal and functionality of the structure.
Relying online directories just allows for listing and it is not comparable with the advantages of whole website.

Freelancers and employees are the in-thing since the fall of the dot.com, as many qualified designers will take up the work within budget. The cons of this method are proportional to their skill and they tend to bide time over the internet and on the phone.

Investing on web designing firm is worth the while as they have the expertise to design, conforming to the business needs and goals. However, the risk lies in getting the quality design firm, with ethics.

The eMarketing firm though most expensive method will bring about effective online presence that gives scope for web development online software application and Internet marketing. The advantages of eMarketing are manifold when compared to the earlier methods.

To conclude it is better to subscribe to the myth. “Build a business website and they will come” to understand how to put business online with no cost is in realizing that the cost which represents the end result is directly proportional to the amount of purchase.

TO OBTAIN RESULTS FROM WEBSITE

When 77% of Americans are using the internet regularly it is high time a company takes steps to maximize its website before loosing out the customers. There are eight valuable points that can be taken up with relative ease to bring forth better results.

1. User friendly Website

Productivity can be attained if emphasis is laid on find and purchase. There ought to be an ease to find the information, easy navigability and rapid check out process to make sales to increase.

2. Give in to Speed

When 30 second is all that it takes to convince a customer to stay put the need of the moment is for rapid message; and loading delay can only ruin the prospects, the answer is in a well designed site hosted to deliver high speed.

3. Know the target site

For a website to perform well the fundamental is effective web development by constructing the site to meets the needs and preferences .For this updating of information, technology and convenience to navigate are essential.

4. Know the goal

When a website is constructed conforming to the goal and objective it will play a supportive role. Only then it pleases the present buyers and the prospective buyers

5. Developing web architecture

Clever structure is necessary for people to find information in a logical and easier manner

6. Operate to a plan

A website needs to have a plan that includes processes and time tables for updates and announcements, web marketing campaign and the ways to compete against similar web sites.

7. Marking the website

The tudog’s approach to marketing is organic embedding of Meta tags and other key words in the contents for securing a higher natural listing on the search engines, selective keywords for effective search results and targeted web Ads. These are essential for driving traffic to the site and for creating awareness of the company

Monitoring of Activities gives excellent opportunities to analyze activities for maximizing the potentialities. Besides, they help to evaluate whether they are making any purchases in the site concerned.

Any website is reflective of respect and commitment, towards the customers. A professional should encompass professional attitude and the lack of it is looked down upon.

THE PLACE OF TEMPLATES IN THE DEFINITION OF THE CHARACTER OF ACCOUNT HOLDER

Choosing the templates of the Myspace have to be meticulous since are they used to build the page, and features such as image, data text, video and audio files and streaming media; hence the template has to be strong and inter active. Using the images in a collage format is better.

Features and other specialties are not commonly found in the public Internet sites. But they are available at a prescribed fee. A template provides the keys and tools that enables multicolor and multi features to mover the web page of the Myspace. A suitable template in the down load format to prepare the web page of the Myspace. Care should be taken in the use of icons, software tools and tools provided in the download process. On following these instructions web page can be created within a few hours.

The chances of the Myspace pages crumpled or losing data looms large if the instructions are not followed. By using the popular search engines such as Google and yahoo it is possible to access the templates that are available free. A careful search for the Myspace page can make the account holder feel contented. They come in a host of colors and various styles. It is necessary to make sure that there is no overdoing with the colors which spoil the view of the page; the colors should conform to the moods of the visitors. Google and yahoo also provide professional layouts and themes for the Myspace page for the internet. Keying in the words Myspace layouts in the slot provided for search should be borne in mind.

The Internet site accommodates 50 different themes and titles based on the layouts hence it necessary to cross check whether they match by more than 50%, in order to adopt. Any thing in the region of 70% is far bet

THE NEED FOR A GOOD DOMAIN NAME

The choice of good domains is the discretion of the website concerned. An easy-to-remember-name remains in the memory of the user to recall and there is more likelihood of the name being passed onto the prospective visitors

The ability of the search engine to pick up the keywords enables the visitors to know what the website is about even before they call on there.

However, once established the branded domain name is better since the name will do the rounds owing to its catchy name.

By looking at the following names of a keyword brand name and branded domain it would be convenient to distinguish between the better of the two. The ‘keyword domain name technology’ and computerblog.com is far more difficult to remember than “lemonblock.com.”

The following are the points that have an influence of the domain name in the success or failure of it.

Returning of the visitorsAbility of the number able to be rememberedPassed on by word of mouthRanking of the search engines

A Keyword domain has to be relative to the site. Many of the down of keyword domains are taken and the free ones tend to be longish and have a dash (-) in it.

To elaborate on this factor the name www.computalk.net. is a mixture of keyword domain and branded domain, for the visitor to find it is a computer forum and the keywords in it “talk” refers to talking and the forums ‘compu” is relative to computer. In effect, it could be used for keyword as well as brandable and for wide range of things such as social networking site, computer news site and many more.

Despite the availability of wide range of options in choosing the name, wisdom should prevail eventually since it is hard to redirect from one name to another once the website is established.
Hence, it is wise to give it a thought the impact a domain name will bring about and under the circumstances brandable domains are better

Colocation Data Center Provider Ranks on Inc. 5000 List

Colocation and managed service provider, Colo4Dallas, has been honored by Inc. Magazine, as it garners placement among America’s fastest growing private companies listing.

Ranking at #590 on the magazine’s annual ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in the country, the company realized a 551% three-year growth rate from 2004 to 2007. The list is the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy - America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Taken as a whole, these companies represent the backbone of the U.S. economy.

Jim Melloan, Project Manager at Inc. 5000 noted, ”Our second annual Inc. 5000 continues the most ambitious project in business journalism. The Inc. 5000 gives an unrivaled portrait of young, underreported companies across all industries doing fascinating things with cutting-edge business models, as well as older companies that are still showing impressive growth.”

In addition to its overall standing, Colo4Dallas ranked #27 in the Top Businesses in Dallas-Fort-Worth-Arlington category and #65 in the Top Business Services category.

Paul VanMeter, President and Chief Technology Officer at Colo4Dallas noted, ”We are honored to be ranked among the most dynamic companies in the country. We owe our tremendous growth to the loyalty of our customers and the tireless efforts of our great team of technicians who support them.”

With customers’ mission-critical data and computing applications housed at Colo4Dallas data centers, the company provides around the clock on-site staffing.Mr. VanMeter also points to the increasing demand for dependable, high quality data center space as the driving force behind the company’s success, remarking, ”Over the years, we’ve continued to invest in our facilities to ensure they are top notch in every way, from high density power, climate control, and security as well as plenty of space for our enterprise customers to grow as their businesses expand. We’ve always focused on quality, and it has paid off.”

In May 2008, Colo4Dallas completed the purchase of both its current headquarters at 3000 Irving Boulevard and the property situated immediately adjacent to it, 3004 Irving Boulevard, bringing the company’s total colocation space to approximately 106,000 square feet.The 5000 companies that made Inc.’s list reported aggregate revenue of $185 billion and median three-year growth of 147 percent. Most important, the 2008 Inc. 5000 companies were engines of job growth, having created more than 826,033 jobs since those companies were founded.

The 2008 Inc. 5000 list measures revenue growth from 2004 through 2007. To qualify, companies must be U.S.-based and privately held, for profit, independent not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies as of December 31, 2007, and have had at least $200,000 in revenue in 2004, and $2 million in 2007.Founded in 2000, Colo4Dallas is a SAS70 certified provider that serves a diverse customer base including enterprise customers, businesses in the financial, health care and technology sectors as well as Web hosting providers. The company’s robust growth has prompted expansion of its data center space, which now includes over 106,000 square feet of secure, climate-controlled space at three facilities.Inc.com, the daily resource for entrepreneurs, delivers how-to guides, advice, tools, breaking news, and rich multi-media to help business owners and CEOs start, run, and grow their businesses. Inc.com offers dynamic marketing solutions to help advertisers effectively reach Inc.com’s audience of business leaders.

Colo4Dallas is a provider of colocation services located in Dallas, Texas. Colo4Dallas operates three environmentally controlled and secure data centers totaling 106,000 square feet, and offers multi-homed connectivity from Level3, Internap, Time Warner Telecom, XO Communications and other quality providers. The company provides colocation services backed by high density power in a carrier neutral setting for an array of customers in the Dallas/Fort Worth area as well as businesses across the country and around the globe. SAS70 certified, Colo4Dallas offers customers a 100% service level agreement and around the clock support from trained, on-site technicians. In 2007, Colo4Dallas was named a winner of the Dallas 100 Award by the Caruth Institute for Entrepreneurship at the SMU Cox School of Business. The award identifies and honors the 100 fastest growing privately held companies in the Dallas area.

To learn more, please visit: www.colo4dallas.com.

Port City Web Hosting Firm, Extends Partnership with Shawmut Property Management

Erik Crago, President and CEO of Port City Web, LLC noted, ”Ranking customer websites is one of our specialties, and has been since we founded Port City Web. In today’s competitive HOA, Condominium and Property Management industry in MA and NH, it will be a challenging task to have Shawmut outrank the competition, but we can do it.”

The program is expected to run through the remainder of the calendar year. Shawmut Property Management has selected Port City Web to create and implement an online marketing plan to increase Shawmut’s natural search engine rankings. The plan will include re-writing copy on the Shawmut website, minor code changes to their website, extensive online directory submissions, and regular search engine submission programs using Port City Web’s in-house technology. Port City Web will also implement other non-disclosed trade secrets for improving Shawmut’s ranking among Massachusetts and New Hampshire property management company websites.

Shawmut Property Management is a full service management firm offering comprehensive and responsible management to communities throughout Massachusetts. Shawmut’s principal owners are Real Estate professionals with more than 25 years of combined experience. Shawmut’s in-house maintenance and management team is complemented by an extensive network of industry professionals, developed over years in the business. Shawmut and its staff have been involved in the management of properties ranging from 10 to 500 units. Our commitment to you is fair and balanced management.

Port City Web is a full-service website hosting, design, development, and marketing company. Specializing in online commerce, also known as ecommerce, Port City Web provides cost effective electronic marketing tools that are built to work with current systems, including web 2.0 business solutions. Past and present clients include The University of New Hampshire, Born and Bicknell, Columbia University, Service Credit Union, NAPS, K2, Lonza Biologics and Smith and Wesson.

To learn more about Port City Web,

please visit: www.portcityweb.com

Dedicated Web Hosting Firm, HostMySite.com, Debuts ColdFusion License Sale

Web hosting solutions firm, HostMySite, Inc., an Adobe Solutions Partner, is offering ColdFusion 8 Enterprise licenses at a discounted price of $149 per month, for customers purchasing at least one dedicated server.

Art Zeile, CEO HostMySite.com remarked, ”We have worked hard with Adobe in an effort to enhance our ColdFusion solutions for HostMySite customers. Coupling HostMySite.com’s industry leading support with ColdFusion 8 Enterprise at this reduced price point meets this goal.”

ColdFusion solves the day-to-day challenges of Internet application development, enhancing the productivity of developers as they create engaging online applications. ColdFusion 8 Enterprise includes all the capabilities of ColdFusion 8 Standard, plus special features for enabling enterprise-class business applications such as:

CF application monitors

Sandbox security

Enhanced event gateways

Multiple administrators and instances

In August, HostMySite added Hyper-V hosting, to its portoflio of service offerings. Hyper-V is the latest in virtualization technology from Microsoft and is a key feature of Windows Server 2008. HostMySite.com is offering a powerful standard solution or a customized server based on each client’s needs. Hyper-V is a hypervisor-based virtualization that provides customers with a fast and scalable virtualization solution. With Hyper-V, it’s possible to run multiple operating systems simultaneously on a single physical machine as a virtual environment.

With HostMySite.com’s Hyper-V solution, clients get a single hardware server on which they are able to create multiple virtual machines (VMs). Each virtual machine acts as a standalone server running its own operating system, which can be 32-bit/64-bit Windows or Linux. Virtual machines can be configured as application servers, database servers running Microsoft SQL 2008 or MySQL, mail servers, or test environments.

HostMySite.com was founded by partners Lou Honick and Neil Heuer in 1997. The foundation of the culture at HostMySite.com is a top-down commitment to complete customer satisfaction. HostMySite.com provides individuals, small businesses, and large corporations with dedicated hosting, VPS hosting, and ColdFusion hosting, supported by 24×7x365 live support through toll-free telephone, email, and live online chat.

For more information about HostMySite.com,

please visit: www.hostmysite.com.

Server Intellect Web Hosting Firm, Attains Microsoft Certified Triple Competency

Advanced Windows-based shared, virtual private server (VPS), dedicated and enterprise web hosting solutions, Server Intellect, is now a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with triple competency, including the Microsoft Hosting Solutions.

As a Gold Certified Partner, Server Intellect has demonstrated advanced expertise with Microsoft technologies. Gold Certified Partners represent the highest level of competence and expertise and have the highest quality products and services as verified by Microsoft.

Eric Pratt, CEO of Server Intellect remarked, ”We are extremely pleased to not only have retained Gold Certified Partner status in the Microsoft Partner Program, but also to be one of the few technology leaders with Triple Competency Status. This clearly demonstrates our expertise with Microsoft technology and better positions us as a leader in the Windows hosting market.”

Server Intellect previously attained Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status in December 2006 with dual competencies in Networking Infrastructure Solutions and Advanced Networking Infrastructure Solutions with the Hosting Solutions specialization. In 2007 Server Intellect was again awarded Microsoft Gold Certified Partner status and additionally obtained the Information Worker Solutions competency in addition to the Networking Infrastructure Solutions and Advanced Networking Infrastructure Solutions competencies.

In September 2008 Server Intellect achieved the Hosting Solutions competency, which affirms their Triple Competency Status in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner program. The Hosting Solutions specialization, formerly under the Advanced Infrastructure Solutions competency, has solely become the Hosting Solutions competency. This new competency better distinguishes Microsoft Partners as experts in the hosting industry. Microsoft has made requirements for Hosting Solutions competency much more rigorous. It is only offered to technical partners with more than two years of experience in managing a Windows-based network and partners must have their employees pass additional exams.

Microsoft Competencies are designed to help differentiate a partner’s capabilities with specific Microsoft technologies to customers looking for a particular type of solution. Each competency has a unique set of requirements and benefits, formulated to accurately represent the specific skills and services that partners bring to the technology industry.

Server Intellect is a subsidiary of Client Intellect, Inc, and is a provider of managed Dedicated Server solutions. The company was founded in 2003 and is located in Orlando, Florida. Options range from basic web hosting services and dedicated server packages to sophisticated enterprise solutions encompassing multi-server load balanced configurations. All of the options are explained in detail on the site, allowing visitors to make better informed decisions.

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